Val di Cogne ( Italian ) or Val de Cogne ( French ) - literally Cogne Valley - is a valley in the Aosta Valley , northern Italy .
6-777: The valley takes its name from Cogne , the municipality covering almost the entire part of it. Most of the valley is included in the Gran Paradiso National Park . The valley is part of the hydrographic basin of the Dora Baltea , and has a U-Shape. Just before Cogne, four minor valleys gather to form the Cogne valley: the Valnontey , leading to the Gran Paradiso , the Grauson Valley, leading to
12-613: Is a town and comune (municipality) in Aosta Valley , northern Italy , with 1369 inhabitants, as of 2017. Cogne is located in the valley with the same name along a stream known as the Torrent Grand Eyvia . It is the largest municipality in the Aosta Valley . Cogne is 140 kilometres (87 mi) from Turin , 160 kilometres (99 mi) from Geneva and 26.5 kilometres (16.5 mi) from Aosta . The town center of Cogne, called "Veulla" (meaning "town center" in
18-694: The Arpitane valleys of the Piedmont region. In the past, economic relations, and trade routes were directed to these valleys, using mule tracks and mountain passes , like the Rancio Pass or the Arietta Pass. The economic influence of the Aosta Valley is more recent. Until the 1970s, Cogne was an important mining center for the extraction of iron ore. The main mineral veins were exploited in
24-464: The local Arpitan language ), is surrounded by four valleys: A large meadow, known as the St Ursus Meadow ( It . Prati di Sant'Orso ; Fr . Prés de Saint-Ours ), is located at the southern edge of the town center ( webcam ); the municipal statute forbids any construction works on this meadow, which has received recognition as a "Wonder of Italy". The population of Cogne originates from
30-763: The Grauson peak, and, eastwards, the Urtier Valley and the Valeille . All the streams from these valleys flow into the Grand Eyvia , which flows into the Dora Baltea near Aymavilles . 45°37′30″N 7°19′30″E / 45.62500°N 7.32500°E / 45.62500; 7.32500 This article on a location in Aosta Valley is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cogne Cogne ( French: [kɔɲ] , Italian: [ˈkɔɲɲe] ; Issime Walser : Kunji )
36-525: The mines of Colonne, Licony e Larsinaz. The ore (mainly magnetite ) was transported for processing to the Cogne steel plant in Aosta using a narrow gauge railway . The mines were closed in 1979. Recent natural disasters that have hit the region include the flood of 1993 and that of October 15, 2000, when more than 400 millimetres (16 in) of rain fell in two days, causing inundations and landslides. Cogne
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